May 18 2009
Subversive Historian – 05/18/09
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The Kwangju Uprising
Back in the day on May 18th, 1980, student-led demonstrations in South Korea against the military dictatorship of General Chun Doo-hwan culminated in the Kwangju Uprising. In the morning hours, paratroopers clashed with students who had gathered to protest the closing of a university in the south-western city. The disturbances soon spread throughout the day …
The Kwangju Uprising
Back in the day on May 18th, 1980, student-led demonstrations in South Korea against the military dictatorship of General Chun Doo-hwan culminated in the Kwangju Uprising. In the morning hours, paratroopers clashed with students who had gathered to protest the closing of a university in the south-western city. The disturbances soon spread throughout the day …
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